99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET)
Mixed Use Property in New York City, NY · 501 WEST 16 STREET · 10011
At a glance
99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) is a 498,449-square-foot mixed use property building in New York City, New York, built in 1908. In its 2024 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 79.1 kBtu/ft² and 3,916 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 79.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 186.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,916 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 8,616,414 kWh |
| Natural gas | 100,258 therms |
| Water use | 1,256 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 498,449 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:2688331:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 79.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,916 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 94.4 kBtu/ft² | 3,717 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,941 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 501 WEST 16 STREET
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10011
- Coordinates
- 40.74355, -74.00740
Within ~1 km
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How does 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) compare with other mixed use property buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 395 mixed use property buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 92.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 7.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 498,449 sq ft, it is about 122% above the average floor area of 224,815 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 49 years earlier than the group's average year built (1958). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 New York City disclosures for 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET), covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 88.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 79.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,941 tCO₂e to 3,916 tCO₂e over the same span (up 33%).
What does a site EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET)'s 79.1 kBtu/ft² across 498,449 sq ft works out to about 39.4 billion Btu (11,555 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 186.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 8,616,414 kWh of electricity, 100,258 therms of natural gas and 1,256 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) to report its energy use?
99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record nyc:2688331:2024). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET)'s energy grade?
99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 79.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 79.1 kBtu/ft² (186.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 498,449 sq ft, including 8,616,414 kWh of electricity and 100,258 therms of natural gas.
What are 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET)'s carbon emissions?
99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) reported 3,916 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET)?
99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) is in New York City, New York 10011. Its coordinates are 40.74355, -74.00740 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) and when was it built?
99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) has 498,449 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is 99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET) covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “99 Tenth Avenue (501 WEST 16 STREET), New York City, New York — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/99-tenth-avenue-501-west-16-street-c72fbf52 (data as of October 2, 2026).